Enrich your journey with a private visit to Amboseli
Elephant Research Project, as well as a meeting with
a Maasai elder to learn about local culture and traditions

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive Nairobi, Kenya

Arrive in Nairobi and transfer to your luxurious
accommodations.

Fairmont The Norfolk

Day 2: Amboseli National Park | At the Foot of Kilimanjaro

Drive to Amboseli National Park at the base of soaring, snowcapped Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain
in the world at 19,341 feet. Set out in search of the region’s
spectacular wildlife — African savanna elephants, leopards,
cheetahs and hosts of plains game — all roaming freely amid
swamps, springs and a shimmering, dried lakebed. This evening,
gather with fellow guests for a welcome dinner celebrating the
start of your safari adventure.

Tawi Lodge
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Meals: B L D

Day 3: Amboseli National Park | Elephant Encounter

Spend a full day exploring wildlife-rich Amboseli National
Park, watching for lions and buffalo on morning and afternoon
game drives. After lunch, visit the Amboseli Elephant Research
Project to learn about elephant family structure, life cycle and
behavior.

Tawi Lodge
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Meals: B L D

Day 4: Lake Manyara National Park | Abundant Game Viewing

Drive to Lake Manyara National Park in Tanzania. See elephants shaded by baobab trees, prolific birdlife and monkeys, who playfully scamper through the groundwater forest.

Sanctuary Escarpment Luxury Lodge
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Meals: B L D

Day 5: Lake Manyara National Park | Into the Wild

Spend a full day exploring Lake Manyara National Park, backdropped by the spectacular, rust-hued Great Rift Valley. Cast your eye beyond the floodplain to acacia woodlands, favored by resident lions that perch in the branches to escape the day’s heat.

Set out on a full-day game drive to explore the panoramic,
short-grass prairies along the crater floor, home to rare black
rhinos as well as lions, hyenas and gazelles. See colorfully garbed
Maasai herdsmen, who call the stunning landscape home.
This afternoon, visit a Maasai village and meet with an elder
to learn about local culture and traditions. You also witness a
traditional bead work demonstration as part of an Artisan Visit.

The Manor at Ngorongoro
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Meals: B L D

Days 8-10: Serengeti National Park | Telling Excavations

Drive to Serengeti National Park, pausing for a privately guided visit at archaeologically rich Olduvai Gorge en route. The vast Tanzanian landscape hosts one of earth’s last remaining wildlife spectacles: the annual Great Migration, when a staggering number of herbivores trek across the Serengeti plains in search of water and fresh grass, hungry predators following in their wake. Over the next two days, your adventure may reveal giraffes, wildebeests, elephants and much more on morning and afternoon game drives through the boundless Serengeti, home of one of the largest wildlife populations in the world. Keep your camera at the ready for a flash of cheetahs, herd of buffalo or pride of lions. Here, too, reside over 500 species of birds, among them eagles, who glide effortlessly.

Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti
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Meals: B L D

Day 11: Masai Mara Game Reserve | Kenya’s Crown Jewel

Fly to the Masai Mara via Arusha and Nairobi. After settling into your riverside accommodation within the Masai Mara, the northern extension of the Serengeti, immerse yourself in the wild during an afternoon game drive. Follow the Mara River to see crocodiles bask in the sun; hippos as they wallow in muddy water; and monkeys, busy sparking mischief overhead. Join fellow guests for cocktails followed by an elegant dinner.

Sanctuary Olonana
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Meals: B L D

Days 12-13: Masai Mara Game Reserve | Unmatched Wildlife

Spend two full days exploring the open savanna, woodlands
and tree-fringed rivers of the Masai Mara, where patience is
rewarded with unique sightings: leopards, who retrieve kills
from acacia branches high above, or elephants protecting their
young from opportunistic lions. Game viewing is never dull in
the Mara, especially when the dramatic, annual Great Migration
unfolds. Keep your eyes trained for elephant, zebra and lion
sightings as well as a variety of gazelle species. Amid stunning
scenery and inspiring wildlife, see Maasai tribesmen traverse
the plains or herd goats and cattle.

Sanctuary Olonana
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Meals: B L D

Day 14: Depart Nairobi

Fly back to Nairobi and spend the afternoon at leisure in a comfortable day room. In the evening, transfer to the airport for your departure flight or begin a Post-Tour Extension to Victoria Falls.

Fairmont The Norfolk (dayroom)
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Meals: B

Victoria Falls Post-Tour Extension

4 days, priced from $1,995; internal air priced from $1,525Available on the Jan 11, Feb 22, Jul 5, Jul 19 and Sep 13 departures.Day 1: Rest and overnight in Nairobi. Fairmont The NorfolkDay 2: Fly to Livingstone in Zambia and continue to your
accommodations at Sanctuary Sussi & Chuma, where you
stay in a luxury tree house at the shores of the Zambezi River.
Your afternoon is at leisure to enjoy the many activities on
offer, including game drives in Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park,
Livingstone city tours, nature walks and a sunset boat cruise
on the lively river. Sanctuary Sussi & Chuma | Meals: B L DDay 3: Experience guided walks on both sides of Victoria
Falls, each equally thrilling and unique. Begin in Zambia for
all-encompassing views and then tour the lush, mist-drenched
Zimbabwe side. Return to your lodge and to continue enjoying
the activities there. Sanctuary Sussi & Chuma | Meals: B L DDay 4: Begin your journey home via Johannesburg. Meals: B